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Wednesday, October 2, 2019

Abbie's 25-Week Baby Bump

Abbie Duggar

25 weeks pregnant

Abbie Duggar is 25 weeks along in her pregnancy. She and John-David are
expecting their little girl in January 2020. What a great way to start
the new year! John and Abbie's daughter will join the ever-expanding Duggar family, including seven female
cousins--Mackynzie Duggar (10), Meredith Duggar (4), Felicity Vuolo (1),
Ivy Seewald (8 months in January), and three due to arrive in November--and nine male cousins.

@9:11 Over what weight? What artificial weight chart do you believe? The ones made up by the insurance companies? If so, then by the charts 70 years ago, we're ALL overweight now. All of us. Weight is not what's ultimately important. Even people of "normal" weight keel over. People die in the middle of marathons, in the middle of football practice, and at the gym. BMI is not all that it's cracked up to be. Someone can be "overweight" but way healthier overall than the someone who goes to the gym all the time. I'm just tired of people being body-shape shamed, I guess. You can't judge a book by putting it on a scale. My doc says some "padding" is a good thing as you age - it's your reserve for when you get sick. A BMI in the upper 20's is of no concern to him if everything else is ticking along smoothly.

8:49 If you're comfortable with your weight, that's fine. However, there's no getting around the fact that the extra weight one carries into their golden years is easily added onto without much trying. I learned this the hard way. I feel so much better now that my BMI is within a healthy range. I know what it's like to be overweight and it never felt good to me. Daily exercise and portion control have made all the difference in my situation. Sure, there are no guarantees for anybody, but I don't think that lowering your risk of heart disease, diabetes, cancer and a host of other ailments by losing weight is a bad thing.

Uuuuggggg.....What is wrong with that??Is it some evil or shameless pose?I don’t understand why people are sooo against it that they can’t stand seeing someone doing it that they have to repeatedly say something.

There's nothing wrong with what she's doing for any photo. She's not doing anything wrong, it's just personal taste if you would want to pose like that. Not to mention the fact it's a photo to show what she currently looks like.

I think it is in a way "evil and shameless." They're not supposed to accentuate any part of their body due to modesty, but the minute they get pregnant, it's stomach clutching and all eyes on my abdomen please!!

@10:01 What exactly would you call what her right hand is doing then? Looks like clutching, cradling, holding, etc.

I've been pregnant and I never posed like that, out of need or to show my size on purpose for a photo. I really didn't care to save those kinds of pictures for posterity. Your body's own muscles should hold up that "bump" and if they don't, there's help in the form of supportive undergarments. You don't have to go around in public holding yourself up with your hands.

5:01 there is nothing sexual about a pregnant woman touch or pressing her clothes down to show their bump. For you to say it is evil and shameless is out of line! Modesty guidelines are about not stirring up emotions or attracting the attention of the opposite sex. It is important to look at someone’s intent if you are going to label them “evil and shameless”.

I don't know why people are making such a big fuss about her baby bump Every Woman carries their pregnancy differently some carry so high some carry so low some know they're pregnant but they don't show I'm not sure why everybody is so fixated on why she's clenched in her tummy whatever does weather at makes you feel good why not if it feels good go do it who cares about everybody else's opinion text you at the end of the day. Them

Just my opinion, but I think the clutching of the bump in a "bump" picture is what it is for; however, it does get old when they do it also in every regular picture. Hope that made sense. BTW, Abbie is adorable. It is always so interesting to see what someone's "first" baby looks like. Best of wishes to John and Abbie.

9:31 these days you can choose to crop out the offending subject in the picture or use photo shop to take their hands off their belly. They the bride and grooms pictures of their special day and therefore can direct the posing of others 😀

Why do pregnant women try to emphasize their “bump” so much in pictures? It’s not just the Duggar family, it’s almost every post on social media of a pregnant woman, whether it’s a famous actress or or a woman I went to school with. I understand that it can help to cradle the baby when standing for a while, but when someone is slender and 4 months pregnant, why do they try so hard to pull their shirt so tightly to show that they gained 5 pounds in their middle (Carlin comes to mind). I’ve seen pictures of my mom and her friends pregnant in the 80s and 90s, none of them did this.

8:39. I’m one of those Mom’s from the 90’s. We NEVER pulled our tops as tight as possible and did the belly grab. I have lots of family pictures throughout pregnancies as we were growing our family and I still “posed” normal. And everyone can tell another member was on the way.( Of course we never heard of pregnancy photo shoots or baby moons either).If we rested our hands on our bellies it was always placed on top. I’m not into modesty standards per se but these pictures are not tasteful.

I remember the awful maternity tents I had to wear during my pregnancies. And, there was a time that pregnancy was not even allowed to be said on tv. All that to say, Abbie never expected to get married and might be "over the moon" at being pregnant. Enjoy this time, Abby; your little girl will be here before you know it. And, don't worry about others' comments.

I don't get it --- what else should them emphasize during maternity photoshoots?? Their hair?? Like, obviously, a pregnant woman takes pictures to remember her pregnant days... of course she is going to emphasize her bump!!

Anon 8.21. I also had my son 23 years ago & I was always rubbing & holding my bump from very early on & this was just in general. In pictures I have from that time there are many where I am standing with my hand on my bump. I think it just depends on you as a person. I just felt this enormous feeling of protection & it manifested itself in me continually holding my bump. I don’t see anything wrong with it & I know the ladies I see in clinics all hold their bumps constantly too. You see them walking in with their hand on their tummy & they sit with their hand on their tummy too, there are more mums do this than don’t in my experience.

The real story here is how MedicCorps isn't asking for donations any more and have removed the charity pending status message from their website. Looks like LLC's really aren't allowed to be charities after all. Glad that got straightened out. If it is.

I wonder if the cradling thing is to show the bump easier. No one in my family did it as I recall. But when we were told someone was expecting, no one felt compelled to compare bumps or what not. We just loved and supported the parents unlike people of today who compare, judge or make nasty comments about how big or unnoticeable a baby belly is.

I wish Duggars announced names in advance like Amy and the Bates'. It would be so nice to refer to the baby by its name, not just the baby.

I also wonder if Kendra, Lauren and Anna checked in with each other for the names, as obviously they would not want to have 3 little Duggar girls born in the same month to be called the same name. I would suggest Gabrielle for Kendra (to go with "G" theme after Garrett), Mila for Lauren (comes from Milagro, miracle in Spanish) and Melissa for Anna.

In some cultures it is totally unheard of to name the baby before it is born, as it is a superstition that it will bring bad luck to the pregnancy and the baby. I personally like having some mystery around the birth and having to wait. Plus, the parents could change their minds at the last minute !! :D

All Bates girls announce their kids names way before they are born. Now Carlin announced her baby's name at 20 weeks pregnant. I think it's good (if they are 100% sure in the name) because they call the baby by its name when it's moving or just address it in general. It's already a human, it should have a name.

If she is 25 weeks, then the baby is due in mid January, just for John-David's birthday!! Maybe they can name the baby Jana, like her aunt. Or maybe just go with Grace, Abbie's middle name, it's beautiful.

Use of the same names, happens in large families. It happened in my dad's family anyway. He was one of 13. So I have a brother and a few cousins with the same 1st name. Then I have a few cousins named after our grandparents, aunts uncles, of the same name. And they go by nicknames. Then a few of his siblings went on to have large families and a few of their children have the same names. So yeah it happens.

That is so exciting! Abbie said she gave up on an idea of even getting married, and then John David came along, so not only she is married to a pilot with own plane, she is now expecting a baby!! I'm so happy for her!

I don't think she meant she had "given up" on marriage. I got the impression that since she didn't consider every single man she met a prospective husband, the relationship with John was something that came as a surprise to her

8th Duggar girl cousin!! And she will be 6th Duggar Duggar cousin (who carry Duggar last name). Only 2 girl cousins are non-Duggar last name (Jessa's and Jinger's). In general so far out of 17 Duggar grandkids, 10 have Duggar last name. Duggar daughters mostly have been having sons.

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